Sarah is a teenage girl who lives in a village in male chauvinistic Iran. She wishes to leave the village with her lover; Maryam (another teenage girl), and live in a free land. A middle aged man is Sarah’s suitor which She finds repulsive. Sarah’s father dies suddenly and Sarah fearful of marriage, flees to… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Festival SHORT Screenplay: The Interpretation Of A Dream, by Farnoosh Dayyani
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LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: Strays, by Robert Wooldridge
Pete is ruthlessly efficient in his role as loss prevention officer at a grocery store, scanning cameras, ready to catch potential thieves. Feeling the Christmas spirit, he lets a new shoplifter, Nick, off, and buys him shopping. But this is the start of a growing infatuation with the young man, which clouds Pete’s judgment, driving… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: Strays, by Robert Wooldridge
Director Biography – Sara Moralo (SUNNY BOY)
Sara Moralo is a London based visual artist and filmmaker born in Mérida, Spain, on 2nd January 1984.In 2007 she graduated from her BA degree in Audiovisual Communication at Complutense University of Madrid, where she received the Scholarship of Excellent Academic Progress and taught Literature and Audiovisual Media. She also graduated from her MA in… Continue reading Director Biography – Sara Moralo (SUNNY BOY)
Short Film: SUNNY BOY, 42min., Spain, Relationship/Romance
Sunny Boy is an intimate portrait of a gay Indian man in his late thirties. Born and raised in Malaysia, Kumar moved to the UK in 2003. He takes us through his journey from Kuala Lumpur (KL) to London, reflecting on his family, his cultural heritage, what it means to be a man and gay… Continue reading Short Film: SUNNY BOY, 42min., Spain, Relationship/Romance
Short Film: PRETTY BOY, 5min., China, Drama/Romance
Boy meets boy at book store. Boy likes boy.
Director Biography – Nathalie Therriault (THE TAILOR)
A queer woman in her 50s, Nathalie Therriault (she/her) is a Vancouver-based emerging filmmaker. Nathalie began her artistic pursuits at 8 years old as an actor and trained with numerous acting coaches from Vancouver to Los Angeles. Her passion for craft and the examination of truth made for a natural progression to teaching. She has… Continue reading Director Biography – Nathalie Therriault (THE TAILOR)
Short Film: THE TAILOR, 16min., Canada, Drama
A gender non-conforming person struggling to assert their identity unexpectedly finds courage in an aging master tailor. Project Links Website Facebook Instagram
Short Film: CAMILLA, 11min,. Drama/Romance
Camilla is a 19 years old photographer. She lives her life apathetically. When Camilla meets Beatrice she immediately understands that the latter nurtures a loving interest in her. Unfortunately, Camilla is unable to face this new situation. She will try, through an inner path, to face herself and her fears. Project Links Website
Director Biography – David Mahmoudieh (SNAKE DICK)
Born in the UK to immigrant parents, David (birth name “Darvood”) is half-Iranian and half-British-French-Canadian. Married to a second-generation American-Korean with roots in Japan, he likens his family gatherings to a summit at the UN. David began his career as a trainee AD on productions including “X-Files”, “The Outer Limits” and “Batman Begins”, where he… Continue reading Director Biography – David Mahmoudieh (SNAKE DICK)
Short Film: SNAKE DICK, 8min., USA, Action
Jill’s got the snake. Julia’s got the flute. Alone, they have nothing. But together, they have a secret weapon to fight the darkness…